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Reduce Transmission of Gonorrhea, 2) Education session, 1) Survey, : -…

- - - - Intermediary between students and health professionals
      - It is critical to get their involvement.
      - Teachers
      - Parents
      - Church leaders
    - - More tied to norms, difficult to change
        
        Will be among last to change
      - peer leaders (student council, sports teams, clubs of interest, )
    - - Not tied into the community norms, easier to convince
- - - - Men are more likely to engage in risky sexual behaviors
    - - perceived susceptibility
        
        perceived threat
        
        belief of being at risk for STI (gonorrhea)
        
        increased sexual activity with multiple partners without protection means increased risk for disease
      - perceived severity
        
        belief that there are consequences to STI (gonorrhea) including infertility, prostate problems, and pelvic inflammatory disease
      - perceived benefit
        
        belief that getting tested and preventing spread of disease benefits them
        
        Disease can be prevented through condom protection and abstinence
        
        Gonorrhea can be treated with antibiotics once diagnosed
      - perceived barriers
        
        embarassment
        
        lack of knowledge
        
        lack of medical care
        
        lack of resources
        
        reduced sexual pleasure with condoms
        
        potential for survelillance
      - perceived efficacy
        
        population has confidence and knowledge in both prevention of transmission and spread of gonorrhea
      - ACTION
        
        individual behaviors
        
        more likely to use condoms and get tested regularly for STIs
        
        cues to action
        
        in community there are reminders to get tested and to prevent the spread of disease
        
        this can influence an individual's beliefs
        
        increased accessibility to treatment centers/clinics
    - - ages 14 to 25
    - - 66% of gonorrhea diagnosis are African Americans (HIV-STD MI, 2018).
    - - unemployment
      - lack of health insurance
      - poverty
    - - provide sexual education in schools and in community